Region 4 OT/PT Advisory Committee

February 4, 2010



Standards Based IEPs

TEA SBIEP
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/guidance/sbIEP.html
Access to the General Curriculum (AGC) related links
http://portal.esc20.net/portal/page/portal/esc20public/SpecialEducation/AGCHome
SBIEP Project Forum examples, and 7 step guide
http://www.projectforum.org/documentsearch.cfm
Standards Based IEP Question & Answer

http://portal.esc20.net/portal/page/portal/doclibraryroot/SpEd%20Stwd%20AGC%20Left%20Nav/SBIEPDev-QA.pdf

Autism

Texas Autism Resource Guide for Effective Teaching TARGET

http://www.txautism.net/manual.html

National Autism Center, National Standards Report

www.nationalautismcenter.org

Association for Science in Autism Treatment

www.asatonline.org


Information Overload

Inbox Zero by Merlin Mann

http://www.slideshare.net/merlinmann/inbox-zero-actionbased-email

OneNote by Microsoft

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/onenote/default.aspx


SmartBoard

Educational Resources from SmartBoard

Using the smartboard, info on students with special needs, white paper document below:

Promethean Board

Resources from Promethean World

Universal Design for Learning

http://theudlrealworld.wikispaces.com/


AT Solutions in Minutes, by Therese Willkomm, Ph.D., ATECH Services

Look for these topics of interest to OTs and PTs, plus much more!

Padding materials, pg 89-95
Grip, positioning, adaptation solutions, pg 97-106
Adaptive solutions using fasteners,
pg 73-77
Adapting handles for access using epoxy putty, pg 53-64
Using Model Magic for adaptations, pg 65

Making Mouth sticks, joystick adaptations, portable easel, pg 112-116
Rapid
Prototyping in the Workplace, pg 117-123
Ideas you can use for vocational tasks: pg 121 filling pots with soil, pg 122 a file grabber & mop adaptation, pg 123 a camera mount and sink adaptations
A vocational task solution pg 124 taking tickets at a movie theater